BALANCING WORK, FAMILY & OURSELVES

YOUR HEALTHY NATURE

Giving families a space to talk about health and well-being is something we really love here at Our Big Earth. Discovering resources, comparing notes and learning about mind, body and soul health is what our Your Healthy Nature feature is all about.

On site and with our partner Eco-Centric Natural Fiber Fashions, we strive to provide you a wide range of resources, connection and tools to live life to the fullest.

- Dr. Amy Wells offers her naturopathic expertise when it comes to preventative medicine including informational pieces on issues like the effects of pesticides on children and natural remedies for hyperactive kids

- Marcie Dumais help parents navigate the tricky road of making time for themselves through personal, reflective stories about topics like finding time for fitness and cooperative child care

- Esther Kane guides women through learning how to love their bodies again through her thought-provoking articles such as – Mindful Eating Roadblocks

GREEN-E-OLOGY

Treading lightly on the Earth comes with one very serious learning curve. Reduce, reuse and recycle with the Our Big Earth crew of green-minded columnists and our partner Green Room Interiors.

- Bevin Clempson takes us along on her journey greening her family with her monthly green-e-ology column including great pieces on hot topics like thrifting, saving on water and power bills, greening your kids birthday parties and misadventures in canning.

- Kendra Quince is Our Big Earth’s gardening goddess. Her monthly SPROUTS Kids Gardening column gets you digging in the dirt with your kids and seeing what turns up. Check out a few of her past columns including building a family greenhouse and family composting.

- Anthony Edwards joins us with his new Green Wallet column where he offers up ways to spend your precious household dollars in ways that are social and environmentally responsible.

PRODUCT REVIEWS

Three Mondays a month, Our Big Earth reviews family-focused products including toys, household tools and outdoor gear.

Some of our past reviews include:

- Green lunch box options

- Natural toys

- Bambu reusable party plates

MOM-P-INC

Women in business are at the heart of our local economy and at Our Big Earth we honor one Mom Entrepreneur every month as she lets us peek inside her life and learn how she balances home, work and life as a small business owner.

Some of our past profiles include:

Pam Watson of Planet Kids

Marussia and Kyla Nesling of Zen Zero

Aline Wittwer of Benino Gelato